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The number of blocks in the formatted input data (N, A, P).
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38C
An integer that is less than or equal to 32, whose value is the bit length of the agreed-upon binary encoding of a counter i used as input during invocations of the PRF employed by a KDF.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-108r1